Amount received or receivable (ie.,in instalments) by an employee on his voluntary retirement or termination of his service in accordance with any scheme of Voluntary Retirement or scheme of voluntary separation is exempt to the extent of Rs.5,00,000, provided the Voluntary Retirement Scheme is in accordance with Rule 2BA of IT Rules. However no 89(1) relief can be claimed.

NOTE : Here Salary means Basic Salary as well as DA if the terms of employment so provide. Metro Cities are Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata & Chennai.

3. CONVEYANCE ALLOWANCE : Any allowance granted to meet the expenditure incurred wholly, necessarily and exclusively on conveyance in performance of the duties of office and so certified by the employer is exempt u/s.10(14).

4. TRANSPORT ALLOWANCE : Any allowance granted to an employee to meet the expenditure for the purpose of commuting between the place of his residence and the place of his duty to the extent upto Rs.800/- per month is exempt u/s.10(14).

5. MEDICAL REIMBURSEMENT : An amount of Rs.15,000 or the actual amount reimbursed by the employer whichever is less is exempt u/s.17(2).

6. PROFESSION TAX : Profession Tax levied by the State Government is allowable as a deduction from Gross Salary provided it has been paid.

DEDUCTIONS FROM HOUSE PROPERTY

1. DEDUCTION U/S.23(1) : For let out property, amount actually paid by the owner towards taxes levied by any local authority in respect of the property is deductible from Annual value including taxes pertaining to any previous year.

INTEREST ON SELF OCCUPIED PROPERTYa. If Property is acquired or constructed with loan taken after 01/04/99 and construction is completed within 3 years from the end of the financial year in which the capital was borrowed – Rs.1,50,000 or actual interest paid/payable whichever is less is deductible.

b. If new housing loan is taken for repayment of old loan – Rs.1,50,000 or actual interest paid/payable whichever is less is allowed as deduction.

c. If Property is acquired or constructed with loan taken before 01/04/99, Rs.30,000 or actual interest paid/payable whichever is less is allowed as deduction.

ONLY OWNER OF THE HOUSE PROPERTY CAN AVAIL THE ABOVE DEDUCTIONS.

CAPITAL GAINS: With effect from 01/10/2004, Long Term Capital Gains arising on sale of equity shares or unit of equity oriented fund through recognized stock exchange is exempt if such transaction is chargeable to Securities Transaction Tax {10(38)}.

Short Term Capital Gains arising on sale of equity shares or unit of equity oriented fund through recognized stock exchange is subject to tax at the rate of 15% if such transaction is chargeable to Securities Transaction Tax.

The Capital Gain arising out of sale of long term capital asset can be invested in National Highways Authority of India, Rural Electrification Corporation Limited, within six months from the date of sale subject to a ceiling of Rs.50 lakh during any financial year. (Lock-in period is 3 years)

An amount of Rs.15,000 or 33&1/3% of family pension whichever is less is allowed as deduction. If an assessee receives arrears of family pension, then Relief u/s.89(1) can be claimed by him.

Family Pension received by the widow or children or nominated heirs, as the case may be, of a deceased member of the armed forces(including para-military forces) of the union, where the death of such member has occurred in the course of operation, is exempt.

EXEMPTIONS – OTHER SOURCES Any income by way of Dividends from company, Income received in respect of units from the Unit Trust of India, Income received in respect of the units of a mutual fund are exempt.

A new deduction on investment in shares of specified company upto 50 % of investment but subject to maximum investment to new individual investor having income less than 10 lakh.This scheme has a lock in period of Three years and popularly known as Rajiv gandhi equity Saving scheme.(read more above RGESS) and RGESS notification here.

(a) Health Insurance Premium paid by an individual/HUF by any mode of payment other than cash to effect or keep in force an insurance on the health of the assessee(self) or his family(spouse & dependent children) for policies taken from General Insurance Corporation /other approved Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority or any contribution made to the Central Government Health Scheme or any payment made on account of preventive health check-up subject to a maximum of Rs.5,000.

(b) Medical Insurance Premium paid by an individual/HUF by any mode of payment other than cash to effect or keep in force an insurance on the health of his/her parent or parents for policies taken from General Insurance Corporation /other approved Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority or any contribution made to the Central Government Health Scheme or any payment made on account of preventive health check-up subject to a maximum of Rs.5,000.

(b) Donations made to Jawaharlal Memorial Fund, PM’s Drought Relief fund, Any approved Charitable Institution/Trust, Religious Institutions, a corporation established by the Government for promoting interest of the members of a Minority Community

Deduction in respect of rents paid, provided the assessee is not in receipt of HRA and no house is owned by self, spouse, minor child or HUF in the place of work subject to filing of declaration in Form No.10BA

Deduction in respect in interest on deposits(not being time deposits) in a savings account with a banking company, a co-operative society and a post office

Rs.10,000

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Persons certified by the medical authority to be a person with disability

Rs.50,000 (Rs.1,00,000 in case of severe disability)

PENALTY U/S.271F: If a person who is required to furnish a return of income as required under section 139(1) or by the proviso to that sub-section, fails to furnish such return before the end of the relevant assessment year, shall be liable to pay by way of penalty a sum of Rs.5,000.

INTEREST U/S.234A: Where in any financial year, the return of Income of any assessment year u/s.139(1) or 139(4) or in response to a notice u/s.142(1), is furnished after the due date as specified in sub-section 1 of section 139, or is not furnished, the assessee shall be liable to pay simple interest at the rate of one percent for every month or part of a month comprised in the period commencing on the date immediately following the due date.

INTEREST U/S.234B: Where an assessee who is liable to pay advance tax(where tax liability exceeds Rs.10,000 after TDS) under section 208 has failed to pay such tax or, where the advance tax paid by such assessee under the provisions of section 210 is less than 90% of the assessed tax, the assessee shall be liable to pay simple interest at the rate of one percent for every month or part of a month comprised in the period from the 1st day of April following the financial year.

No advance tax shall be paid by an individual resident in India, who does not have any income chargeable under the head “Profits and gains of business or profession and is of the age of sixty years or more at any time during the previous year.

INTEREST U/S.234C:Where an assessee other than a Company, who is liable to pay advance tax (where tax liability exceeds Rs.10,000 after TDS)under section 208 has failed to pay such tax or,

1) The advance tax paid by the assessee on his current income on or before the 15th day of September is less than 30% of the tax due on the returned income or the amount of such advance tax paid on or before the 15th day of December is less than 60% of the tax due on the returned income, then, the assessee shall be liable to pay simple interest at the rate of one percent per month for a period of three months on the amount of the shortfall from 30% or, as the case may be, 60% of the tax due on the returned income.

2) The advance tax paid by the assessee on his current income on or before the 15th day of March is less than the tax due on the returned income, then, the assessee shall be liable to pay simple interest at the rate of one percent on the amount of the shortfall from the tax due on the returned income.

DUE DATES FOR FILING RETURN OF INCOME : All Individuals/HUF/Firms deriving Income from Salary, House Property, Capital Gains, Business or Other Sources and not covered under section 44AB are required to file the Return of Income by 31st July of the assessment year. All Tax Audit Cases covered under section 44AB & Companies are required to file the Return of Income by 30th September of the assessment year. In the case of an assessee being a company, which is required to furnish a report referred to in section 92E(Transfer Pricing), the due date is 30th November of the assessment year.

MODE OF FILING INCOME-TAX RETURNS : All Individuals, HUFs & Partnership Firms who are required to get their accounts audited u/s.44AB are required to compulsorily file their income-tax return electronically with digital signature. All companies are also required to compulsorily file their income tax return electronically with Digital signature.Further Individual having income more than 10 lakh are also required to file return online(efiling)

PERMANENT ACCOUNT NUMBER: Every person who is required to furnish a return of income u/s.139 is required to obtain 10 Alpha numeric Permanent Account Number (PAN) and quote the same in his returns, challans & correspondence. PAN can be obtained by applying in new Form No.49A at the following designated Service Centres of UTITSL OR NSDL.

PAN is essential for processing the Return of Income and for giving credit for taxes paid. If a person who is required to quote his Permanent Account Number fails to do so or intimates or quotes false number which he either knows or believes to be false or does not believe to be true, the Assessing Officer may direct that such person shall pay, by way of penalty, a sum of Rs.10,000.(S.272B) TAX PAYMENTS : Advance tax payments and Self-assessment tax payments have to be made in Challan No.280. The BSR Code and the Serial No. on the counterfoil of the challan has to be quoted in the return of income.